Shorall McGoldrick Brinkmann is able to address not only
Arizona construction litigation
issues, but also to provide expertise with respect to insurance coverage matters
related to construction and professions in the construction industry.

We represent developers, general contractors,
subcontractors, design professionals and materials manufacturers, as well as
companies that insure their interests. Phoenix construction companies and their insurers benefit from our detailed initial analysis and assessment
of complicated construction claims in order to identify a client's potential
exposure.

Some of the law firm’s major accomplishments in construction defect litigation
include the following successful representations:

In 2012, we obtained a no-cost settlement for a window
subcontractor accused of defective window installation at a Phoenix
condominium project. The plaintiff originally demanded more than $500,000 to
settle the claims. Through the strategic use of a Rule 68 Offer of Judgment
and dispositive motion practice, we convinced the plaintiff to settle for no
cost to avoid its potential liability for our client’s attorneys’ fees and
expert fees and doubling its taxable costs.

Also in 2012, we obtained another no-cost settlement for a
grading and paving subcontractor that was accused of defectively performing
the mass grading at a Phoenix-area apartment complex. Through the use of
dispositive motion practice aimed at disposing of the claims and obtaining
reimbursement of our client’s defense costs, the firm convinced both the
plaintiff and the cross-claiming general contractor to settle with our
client for no cost.

In 2011, we obtained a de minimus settlement (less
than $5,000) of claims exceeding $1 million against a stucco subcontractor
accused of defectively installing stucco at a 40-building Phoenix
condominium project. The firm’s dispositive motions regarding the
applicability of the statute of repose to many of the buildings and the
ripeness of the subcontractor’s duty to defend obligation, combined with the
development of strong factual defenses by the firm’s stucco expert, likely
influenced the general contractor to settle for a fraction of its initial
settlement demand.

Other recent successful outcomes
include:

Defending a plumbing products manufacturer in a $10
million property damage claim involving alleged dezincification in
connection with a high-rise condominium project

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